Environmental Art- 3-installation session- By Sarah R.

On April 14, the River Fellows had our last environmental art session with Holly Berry. As mentioned in the last post, we have decided upon an art installation on the Bowman Terrace. This installation will consist of mounting old abandoned bikes to the wall of the Bowman Terrace and growing native vines (Pipevine and Caroline Jessimine) up the bikes. 

Installation in progress 

The blue bike was installed first and we hope to install the purple and yellow bikes in the near future. 

Painting the 'middle' bike yellow 

We are all very excited for what our art can bring to the school and outdoor patio environment. We consider ourselves very blessed for the opportunity to participate in such a great program as the River Fellows and to be given the opportunities to express our love for the environment in every way, especially art. More photos to come when the last two bikes are installed! We would like to thank Mr. Kreis and Mr. Horton for helping us out. You can see a time lapse and more photos on our flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/gp/124851807@N05/Z1s773

"This piece was designed and created by the GPS Tucker River Fellows, class of 2018, with the help of local environmental artist, Hollie Berry. The bikes are an example of how we can repurpose what seems to be junk into a meaningful, beautiful display. The bikes symbolize mobility and freedom, while the vines symbolize strong root systems and history. A bicycle has to be propelled, otherwise it will go nowhere. We are the driving factors in the protection of our environment, and we have to be the engine that works to keep our river, community, and ecosystem clean. This piece may also bring to mind how many of us take for granted our access to the river, plants and outdoor life around us. Through this project, we all learned a new, totally different, side to projects on environmental awareness."

-Anna Oglesby, Hannah Prescott, Sarah Roe and Dahpne Thomas